Big Technology Podcast Google’s Deceptive Gemini Release, More Tech Layoffs, George Santos Saves Cameo
Dec 8, 2023
Ranjan Roy, a Contributor to Margins, joins to discuss compelling tech topics. The conversation dives into Google's Gemini launch, revealing its competitive nature and questionable marketing tactics. Layoffs at Spotify raise concerns about the media sector's resilience amid economic strains. They also explore how data influences tech innovation in a commoditized market. Additionally, George Santos's unexpected role in boosting Cameo highlights the intersection of celebrity culture and the job market in today’s economy.
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Gemini: A Core LLM Offering
- Gemini is Google's first core LLM offering, posing a real challenge to GPT-4.
- This offers an advantage to businesses on Google Cloud, allowing them to build easily and connect to their existing data.
Google's Deceptive Gemini Demo
- Google released a deceptive Gemini demo video, misrepresenting its capabilities.
- The video showed dramatized text conversations, still images as moving videos, sped-up responses, and shortened outputs.
Google's Pressure to Innovate
- Google's deceptive marketing suggests they feel pressured to appear revolutionary.
- They portrayed an evolutionary advancement as a revolutionary one, facing backlash.